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Fight Choreographer Kenji Tanigaki and Stunt Coordinator Kimani Ray Smith has tweeted out a couple of beautiful locations in Japan; where the team will continue filming G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.

First is the Himeji Castle, which the fans speculate as the location for Arashikage Dojo. Himeji Castle (姫路城 Himeji-jō) is a hilltop Japanese castle complex situated in the city of Himeji, Japan. The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 rooms with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period (1333). The castle is frequently known as Hakuro-jō or Shirasagi-jō (“White Egret Castle” or “White Heron Castle”) because of its brilliant white exterior and supposed resemblance to a bird taking flight.

Second is the Kishiwada Castle in Osaka, Japan. Kishiwada Castle (岸和田城 Kishiwada-jō) was established by Hidemasa Koide in 1597. Nobukatsu, ruler of Okabe Mino, took possession of the castle in 1640 from Takatsuki. The Okabe family maintained its position for 13 generations (up to the Meiji Restoration). The castle’s main tower was destroyed when struck by lightning in 1827, but was reconstructed in 1954, and is now also used as a folk museum.

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It has been a roller-coaster ride. Various script ideas, cast changes, crew changes, director changes, delays, contingencies and many more. But finally, finally a 3rd G.I. Joe live action movie is being made and the filming starts today.

Directed by Robert Schwentke, G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes principal photography is set to take place from mid-October to early-December in Vancouver, Canada. Starring popular heartthrob Henry Golding as the titular character, the story for this new movie is written by Evan Spiliotopoulos with Bruce Lee films in mind.

The plot is rumored to be as follows (Warning: Possible Spoilers):

“When we meet this new, younger Snake Eyes, it’ll be as a street fighter in Peru. Driven by the desire to avenge the death of his father, Snake Eyes is apparently a man on the move until he ends up in Japan, where he and his best friend, Tommy, aka Storm Shadow, will begin their training with the Arashikage Clan. The film will see at least 3 of the clan’s legendary masters as they train Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow as Hard Master, Soft Master and Blind Master are all set to appear. Also present at the Arashikage compound is the film’s female lead, Akita. In comic continuity, Junko Akita was an apprentice and lover of Storm Shadow; here she is the head of security and will be a love interest for Snake Eyes.”

“Of course if it’s a GI Joe movie, Cobra must somehow be present and in this instance their presence is made manifest in what appears to be a character created for the film: Kenta. Kenta is revealed to Storm Shadow’s brother who has long since left his family, the Arashikage, and joined with a rival ninja clan, the Kurayami. It is Kenta who attempts to lure Snake Eyes away from the Arashikage and into a terrorist plot being devised by Cobra. We won’t delve too deeply into spoiler territory here, but we can see what side of things Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow will take and this film certainly seems to set the stage for one of the great comic book rivalries.”

Joining hands with Mr. Golding are Andrew Koji (Storm Shadow), Iko Uwais (Hard Master), Ursula Corbero (The Baroness), Samara Weaving (Scarlett), Takehiro Hira (Kenta?), and Haruka Abe (Junko Akita?).

Hasbro, Skydance and MGM will co-produce the movie, along with Paramount Pictures and Grackle Bird Productions.

As stated above, filming of G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes (under the working title ‘Grackle Bird’) will take place from October 15th to December 6th for an October 16th, 2020 release.

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We have received a word that Japanese actor Takehiro Hira is set to become the main villain of G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes live action movie.

It is unclear which character he will embody, but if the rumor is true, Mr. Hira will become an original Cobra character named Kenta.

“Of course if it’s a GI Joe movie, Cobra must somehow be present and in this instance their presence is made manifest in what appears to be a character created for the film: Kenta. Kenta is revealed to Storm Shadow’s brother who has long since left his family, the Arashikage, and joined with a rival ninja clan, the Kurayami. It is Kenta who attempts to lure Snake Eyes away from the Arashikage and into a terrorist plot being devised by Cobra.”

We await for further information.

Check out Mr. Hira in action:

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Actress Samara Weaving will don the costume of Shana M. O’Hara a.k.a Scarlett for the upcoming movie G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.

Ever since the movie was announced, it was inevitable to hear about Scarlett; thanks to her special friendship with our protagonist. Miss Weaving will join her co-stars for the filming of the new movie.

She will replace actress Rachel Nichols for the same role which made her live action debut with 2009’s G.I. Joe: Rise Of Cobra.

Samara Weaving is an Australian actress, most known for her action roles in ‘Mayhem’ and ‘Ready Or Not’.

Check her out in action (She’s the one in scarlet top. Hey, wait a minute!):

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Actor Henry Golding has started his training for the upcoming G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes live action movie.

Mr. Golding has posted two images from the training session on his official Instagram page with a caption featuring a snake emoji.

The photos seems to feature some sort of a sword training with several trainers.

Filming is set to begin on October 15th in Vancouver, Canada.

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Concept artist Sunil Pant has updated his LinkedIn profile with a new entry titled G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.

Mr. Pant is mostly known for his work on Netflix’ Lost In Space series as well as Amazon’s highly acclaimed series The Man in the High Castle.

Very much like Andrew Li (the Art Director for the movie), Sunil Pant also specializes in futuristic vehicles and backdrops. His work on The Man in the High Castle alone screams Cobra.

We’ve highlighted some of his artwork from his official website, after the jump.

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A word we received indicates that industry expert Andrea Brown has joined the casting department of G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes. To be specific, Mrs. Brown will act as the Extras Casting Director for the movie.

Most fans may not have heard of her but she comes with a 30+ years of experience and bringing in extras for some of the major movies including the mutant army of Magneto from the X-Men franchise. In other words… a troop builder.

If you are interested in working as an extra for Snake Eyes, you can drop your profile at BCF Casting. The process is completely free and you don’t have to pay any commission or charges. Mind you, you need to be in Vancouver, Canada to be eligible.

Additionally, we can confirm that Kimani Ray Smith will indeed be the stunt coordinator of the movie. We received his confirmation along with this news regarding Andrea Brown.

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Information we received from Canada suggests that the main production crew for G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes is ready and waiting for the principal photography of the movie.

Robert Schwentke, after stepping back to direct his own pet project, will be back on time to start filming by early October.

Joining Mr. Schwentke will be two assistant directors; namely John R. Saunders and Dan Mansfield. Mr. Saunders previously worked on projects such as the John Wick trilogy and Mr. Mansfield worked on Deadpool, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes and The A-Team 2010.

List of crew members which we posted earlier will remain the same. In addition to the said members, Location Managers Ann Goobie, Paul Giordano, Sean Finnan, and Larissa Craig has joined the team along with Production Assistance Maya Ricol.

Also joining as a Producer is Erik Howsam, who was a producer for both G.I. Joe: Rise Of Cobra and G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

Paramount Pictures will inject US$ 20 million to the Canadian economy which excludes the salaries of non-Canadian crew members and the movie cast.

You can check out the full list of crew members (along with their credits), after the jump.

News Post image courtesy: Bosslogic.

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